# NTSB MKC83LA049: Piper PA-28-161, N2973T, Oakley, KS, December 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 31, 1982, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Oakley, KS
- Coordinates: 39.119457, -100.849525 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1195&lon=-100.8495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72068/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA049

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - runway light (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PATCH OF ICE, SWERVED TO THE LEFT, HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2973T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973T-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 28-8016008, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8016008
- Airframe hours: 485
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Holzmeister Aviation
- Registered owner: Larry J. Jacobs
- Departed: K74, OAKLEY, KS
- Destination: K74, OAKLEY, KS
- Airport: K74, Oakley Muni, runway 35, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 295 total, 80 in this make and model, 275 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821231065219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231065219A), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA28161, Oakley, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft skided on ice covered runway and collided with runway lights and snow after leaving runway.

## Other investigations on N2973T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA139), Aug 6, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N2973T), Crowheart, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning (attempting to exceed aircraft's published certificated performance), the pilot not obtaining sufficient altitude to clear the terrain (not possible), and…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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